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So, I’m working from home today, and all the sudden I lost my internet.  As those familiar with telecommuting well know, losing an internet connnection is a bit of a handicap.

So, I cussed at it.  It didn’t work.  Then I turned everything off, and turned it back on again.

Still didn’t work.

I cussed again, but I wasn’t expecting it to do much.

Finally I called Comcast.  Their phone robot asked me for my phone number, and then denied that it was my phone number.  I gave it another number, which it rejected.  I gave it a third number, and it called me a dumbass and put me through to a human.

She asked for my number.  It didn’t work.

She asked for my name.  I spelled it both the way it was on the bill, and the way it’s supposed to be spelled (I have a complicated canadian/scottish name, with more than 6 letters).  It wasn’t in the system.

Finally, she pulled it up under my account number.  Still wasn’t working, but I didn’t mind, on account of having nowhere to be (except in front of the laptop, working).

We talked geek for a bit, data was exchanged over internet tubes, and it still wasn’t working.  The requisite number of lights were off, and clicking the reset button had no effect.  Usually, it tends to turn all the lights off, but this time it didn’t.

So, I kicked the bastard.

All the lights promptly came on, and I was able to get on the internet.  I thanked the gal, and limped back to work.

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